Basketball Recap: Ouachita Parish Takes a Loss

Ouachita Parish has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-48 heartbreaker at the hands of the Ruston Bearcats. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bearcats earlier this season, when they won 44-30.

Ouachita Parish's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Ruston, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season.

Coming up, Ouachita Parish will be playing in front of their home fans against Alexandria at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ruston, they will face off against West Monroe at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.